MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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